Unit 5: Land Description

Question 1

Three most common methods for land description

Answer 1

metes and bounds, rectangular (government) survey, and recorded plat. Legal descriptions describe only the land

Question 2

_____ and ______ are attached to the land and not listed separately

Answer 2

improvements, appurtenances

Question 3

____ _____ are informal descriptions that can change and are not considered to be legal descriptions. Some states allow them to be used in real estate contracts.

Answer 3

street addresses

Question 4

_____: measures in feet, compass degrees

Answer 4

metes

Question 5

______: shape or boundaries

Answer 5

bounds

Question 6

“South 85 degrees for 151 feet” is an example of a ____

Answer 6

metes

Question 7

____ and _____ is the only description that will talk about point of beginning (POB). Uses starting at or commencing at and moves in a set direction

Answer 7

metes and bounds

Question 8

Metes and bounds measures it in a (clockwise/counterclockwise) direction

Answer 8

clockwise

Question 9

Starts at the POB but ends in a different point, then it is a(n) ______ metes and bounds

Answer 9

imperfect

Question 10

this located a parcel of land within a grid system, based on its location with reference to meridians and ranges (which run north-south) and base lines and tiers (which run east-west). What is this

Answer 10

rectangular (government) survey

Question 11

in a rectangular survey, there are __ townships, and #1 is in the __-___ corner, snaking down until the last number, which is in the ___-___ corner.

Answer 11

36, top-right, bottom-right

Question 12

A township is _ miles by _ miles and gives you __ sections

Answer 12

6, 6, 36

Question 13

each section is 640 acres, the township has 36 sections, so the entire township is 640*36 miles

Answer 13

note

Question 14

___ is a vertical row of townships, a ___ is a horizontal row of townships, each townships contain __ sections

Answer 14

range, tier, 640

Question 15

1 acre contains _________ square feet

Answer 15

43,560

Question 16

__ sq ft = 1 square yard

Answer 16

9

Question 17

there are ______ sq feet in 1 acre

Answer 17

43,560

Question 18

a township is __ miles by ____ miles and there are __ sections in a township. Each section is __ mile by __ mile

Answer 18

6, 6, 36, 1, 1

Question 19

1 mile by 1 miles is a section. this is ____ acres

Answer 19

640

Question 20

square footage measures width times ____

Answer 20

length

Question 21

cubic feet = ____ x _____ x _____

Answer 21

length x width x height

Question 22

______: also called a lot, block, subdivision system or the lot and block system

Answer 22

recorded map plat

Question 23

a plat is a map that is created by ____ and _____

Answer 23

engineers, surveyors

Question 24

the ___ shows streets and the location and boundaries of individual lots in a subdivision

Answer 24

plat

Question 25

used to create or confirm legal description

Answer 25

survery

Question 26

a ____ uses monuments, which are visible markers that establish property boundaries

Answer 26

survey

Question 27

An ___ ____ ___ (___) or mortgage survey located improvements on the property but is not used to legally establish boundaries. Both will reveal encroachments and zoning violations, such as a setback requirements

Answer 27

improvement location certificate (ILC)

Question 28

reveals how many feet a property must be behind a street is an example of _____ requirement

Answer 28

seetback

Question 29

A common expression of area of real estate is sq feet. (large rural parcels use ___

Answer 29

acreage

Question 30

by tradition, the dimensions are given (frontage/backage) first

Answer 30

frontage

Question 31

\_\_\_\_ = street frontage
\_\_\_\_ = depth of the lot (distance from the front property line to the rear property line)

Answer 31

width, length

Question 32

a lot 57 feet wide by 108 feet deep would be describe by 57 feet wide by 108 feet deep or simply 57 x 108

Answer 32

note

Question 33

list or sales price divided by total square feet =

Answer 33

$ per square foot ($psf)

Question 34

What would be the asking price for this a 70 x 200 ft lot at $3 per square foot plus a $50 premium per front foot?

Answer 34

Area: 70 x 200 = 14,000
Asking Price: 14,000 x $3 = $42,000
$42,000 + (70 front feet X $50) = $45,500 asking price